On 10 Apr 2005 13:43:31 -0700, wrote:

Why do you think the front end is off something else? Cockshutt was
made by a Canadian Farmer's Co-op and probably used what was available
at the time. Kind of like International Harvester in this country.

The Cockshutt company was NOT a farmer's co-op, and nor was
international harvester.

The Norseman was a "co-op" tractor, and there were lots of other
"assembled" tractors made of various generic parts.

The Cockshutt was a pretty good tractor, and their ploughs and other
equipment were also well respected (including their combines)
Cockshutt, Oliver, and Minniapolis Moline joined together under the
White Farm Equipment umberella in the early-mid sixties. Fiat tractors
were also under that umbrella for several years before Allis and Fiat
joined forces in the mid to late seventies.

1827 The Cockshutt family - James, Mary and children Ignatius and
Jane - immigrated to Canada from Lancashire, England.
1877 James G. Cockshutt, son of Ignatius, founded the original
Cockshutt factory, THE BRANTFORD PLOW WORKS at Brantford, Ontario. He
operated it until its incorporation in 1882.
1882 The business was incorporated as THE COCKSHUTT PLOW COMPANY,
with James G. Cockshutt as president. Approximately 50 workers were
employed.
1885 James Cockshutt died as the result of tuberculosis at 34 years of
age. Managers bearing the Cockshutt name continued to operate the
company until 1957.
1885 The JGC Sulky Plow, invented by James G. Cockshutt, was patented
following his death by his wife and his brother W.F. Cockshutt.
1903 Cockshutt Plow Company employed 900 people in a modern plant
built on a 33 acre site.
1910 The company went public, expanded their buildings and increased
the number of employees to 1300.
1910 Cockshutt purchased ADAMS WAGON COMPANY, BRANTFORD CARRIAGE
COMPANY, and FROST AND WOOD COMPANY to expand their line of machinery.
1914-1918 World War I - Cockshutt provided wagons and carriages for
military use. Shiploads of farm machinery were exported to England.
1924-1928 During this period, the company was a Canadian distributor
of Hart-Parr tractors.
1928-1933 Allis-Chalmers tractors were sold under the COCKSHUTT name.
1930 Oliver, now incorporated with Hart-Parr, produced COCKSHUTT
tractors. Identical tractors were painted green for Oliver and red
and cream for Cockshutt.
1930 Produced the "Tiller combine", selling 100 in their first year.
1939-1945 World War II - The company built aircraft parts, ambulance
bodies, gun mounts and 100,000 hand grenades per month with up to
6,000 people being employed.
1946 The first actual Canadian COCKSHUTT tractor called the '30' went
into production.
1953 Cockshutt expanded their operation by purchasing the National
Farm Equipment Co-op at Bellevue, Ohio.
1957 English Transcontinental Company purchased controlling interest
in the COCKSHUTT PLOW COMPANY and ran it under the name COCKSHUTT FARM
EQUIPMENT COMPANY LTD.
1961 White Motor Corporation purchased part of the Brantford plant and
the rights to the harvester/combine lines. Operating under the name
COCKSHUTT FARM EQUIPMENT OF CANADA INC., they also took over the
branches and many Cockshutt dealers.


I worked for a Cockshutt (farm equipment) dealer in the sixties, and a
Fiat Allis (industrial equipment) dealer in the late seventies.
From 1946 to 1957, all of the 2 digit model tractors were built
entirely (except for some of their engines - by Cockshutt in Brantford
Ontario.
From 1958 on, all Cockshutt branded tractors were either Olivers or
Miniapolis Molines, or Fiats painted in the Cockshutt colours of red
and harvest gold, or red and white.

Dad bought a Cockshutt in about 1958 for use on the dairy farm. I think
it was used at the time. Seemed like it would run forever with little
or no maintenance. I remember it was really underpowered for what we
used it for.

Your picture shows the tractor doesn's have it's origional paint, if
that is of any concern to you. Our's was red and looks like this one
was yellow.

Does thi help any?

Paul


Waynemak wrote:
I had someone offer me a Cockshutt 20 tractor runs fine the front end
is off
something else. it has a front loader but was un able to test it the
hydro
pump is ****ing out fluid. I will post a picture at
www.motherearthrecycling.net/20/20.htm